Tonight, Tonight

Yes, I know Dan didn’t actually take part but I couldn’t resist it anyway! Besides, he’s the one other person in the whole of the Hutton with a sensible computer …

But just so everyone knows the scores on the doors, tonight, the ‘No Ideas’ in one of their rare, but always welcome, appearances, came in first, with sixty-two whole points.

Knocking the ‘AKA-47s’ into a rare second place, with fifty-four points. Which definitely got a reaction, I know that.

And putting Menacing Matt, Becks, Smitty, and Dave into third, with a flat fifty points. Which I think I’m right in say is one of the ‘BDSMs’ better scores. And putting the ‘Comply or Dies’

into last place with thirty-eight points. Which bagged the ‘Comply or Die’s’ another tee shirt, as you might have guessed …

On the upside for both the latter teams, though, is the fact they won the bonus.

I HATE nights like that! But seriously, congratulations to both teams, for that: — they ended up splitting a pot worth a total of £21•25. And with very little fuss about who got the 5p.

The GBB, herself, managed that …

But I’ll confess it was a touch easier than usual, tonight; – “Who had a hit with ‘Bitch’, and in which year?” Which, as both the two teams concerned will tell you, was Meredith Brooks, in 1997.

Which means, of course, that we’ll be building up the Bonus Pot from scratch, again, as of next week. All to the good, I’m thinking.

Especially as the ‘CoD’s found out exactly how much the King Harold’s bonus was worth, and if it could be the same sort of question …

And Admitted they’re thinking of going on tour, if that’s sort of money’s involved …

Anyway, I’m assuming we’re interested in knowing the answers for tonight’s table round?

Here we go then …

Q1) The Chris de Burgh tune about his wife.

A1) “Lady in Red”

Q2) Roberta Flack sang about Don McLean.

A2) “Killing Me Softly”

Q3) John Denver sang about his wife.

A3) “Annie’s Song”

Q4) Eric Clapton tune about Patti Boyd.

A4) “Layla”, “You Look Wonderful, Tonight”*

Q5) Elkie Brooks song about Janis Joplin.

A5) “Pearl’s a Singer”

Q6) Don McLean sang about the painter of Sunflowers.

A6) “Vincent”

Q7) Mike Oldfield wrote about John Lennon.

A7) “Moonlight Shadow”

Q8) Stevie Wonder sang about Martin Luther King.

A8) “Happy Birthday”

Q9) Phil Lynott wrote for his daughter.

A9) “Sarah”

Q10) Elton John sang about Billie Jean King .

A10) “Philadelphia Freedom”

And here’s the main set: — number seventeen in a series of twenty, to date.

ROUND ONE: – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Disney’s version of Pinocchio was released in which decade of the 20th Century?

A1) The 1940’s

Q2) Alistair Cooke became famous for broadcasting his “Letter from…” where?

Q2) America

Q3) What name is shared by Charlie Chaplin, and Princess Diana?

A3) Spencer.

Q4) Which iconic ’30’s movie star was called ‘The Blonde Bombshell’?

A4) Jean Harlow.

Q5) What phrase describes Rubik’s Cube; - two dimensional, three dimensional, or four dimensional?

A5) Three dimensional.

Q6) What stewed item goes into a compote?

A6) Stewed Fruit.

Q7) During the 60’s, which member of the Kennedy family was involved with the Chappaquidick incident?

A7) Edward ‘Teddy’ Kennedy

Q8) “Northern Soul” was the début album from which 90’s band?

A8) M People

Q9) Before becoming a TV presenter, Anthea Turner worked for which motoring organisation?

A9) The AA.

Q10) Dermatology is the study of human … what?

A10) Skin.

ROUND TWO: – AT THE MOVIES.

Q11) Paul Newman died in 2008; - for which film did he win his only Oscar?

A11) “The Colour of Money”

Q12) Which Disney cartoon was re-issued in 1987, on its 50th anniversary?

A12) “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

Q13) Who played Jessica Lange’s husband, in the remake of “Cape Fear”?

A13) Nick Nolte

Q14) In which film did Humphrey Bogart play Rick Blane?

A14) “Casablanca.”

Q15) Which musical was derived from George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”?

A15) “My Fair Lady”.

Q16) Name either of the characters to be the most filmed.

A16) Dracula and Sherlock Holmes. (Third place is Napoleon).

Q17) Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar for Best Actor — for which film?

A17) “The African Queen.”

Q18) Who starred as The Sundance Kid in “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid”?

A18) Robert Redford.

Q19) Who stars as K-PAX, in the film “K-PAX”?

A19) Kevin Spacey

Q20) “Cavatina” was the theme tune of which Vietnam movie?

A20) “The Deer Hunter”

ROUND THREE: – TV DINNERS.

Q21) In TV’s “Get Smart” what was Maxwell Smart’s Number?

A21) Agent 86.

Q22) Who did all his detecting sitting down?

A22) Robert Ironside.

Q23) In 1988, who played Inspector Abberline in ITV’s “Jack The Ripper”?

A23) Michael Caine.

Q24) Orson Welles provided the voice of Robin Masters, a wealthy estate owner who was heard but never seen. In which US TV series was it?

A24) “Magnum PI.”

Q25) Which character did Howard Keel play in “Dallas”?

A25) Clayton Farlow.

Q26) The bionic woman had four bionic body parts; – name any of them.

A26) Both Legs, her right arm and an ear

Q27) What kind of car did Charlie Hungerford drive in “Bergerac”?

A27) A white Rolls Royce

Q28) What were the names of Samantha’s daughter in the TV series “Bewitched”?

A28) Tabitha

Q29) Which breakfast cereal was advertised on TV as being knitted by a group of OAPs?

A29) Shreddies

Q30) In which year did the BBC first show Neighbours?

A30) 1986

ROUND FOUR: – BLINDED WITH SCIENCE.

Q31) What part of your body would a trichologist be concerned with?

A31) Hair

Q32) For most vertebrates, which organ produces Bile?

A32) The liver (stored in the gallbladder).

Q33) What is the official unit used for measuring the depth of water?

A33) The metre. (Not Fathom, as I am sure many would suggest; – the fathom is the old imperial measurement).

Q34) Deep Thought was an IBM-produced chess computer, named after the super computer in which famous work of fiction?

A34) “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

Q35) What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's space capsule; – Soyuz II, MIR, Sputnik II, or Vostok I?

A35) Vostok I.

Q36) What, in 1781, became the first new planet to be discovered since the ancient times?

A36) Uranus.

Q37) ENIAC was the worlds first what?

A37) Digital computer. (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator.)

Q38) In biology which word means ‘living together’; – symbiosis, parasitic, or bipedal?

A38) Symbiosis

Q39) Titan is the largest moon of which planet; – Jupiter or Saturn?

A39) Saturn

Q40) Which radioactive metal was discovered at Berkeley University in California in 1940 and named after one of the nine planets?

A40) Plutonium

ROUND FIVE: – BY THE NUMBERS.

Q41) How many clubs made up the English Football League, when it was 1st formed?

A41) 12

Q42) Excluding children’s books, how many discworld novels has Terry Pratchett written?

A42) 31

Q43) Moving anticlockwise on a dartboard, what number is next to 11?

A43) 8

Q44) How many days in two non–leap years?

A44) 730

Q45) What’s the approximate distance from London to Paris, in miles?

A45) 200

Q46) How many balls are used in a game of pool?

A46) 16. (15 object balls, plus the cue ball.)

Q47) How many members are there in a water polo team?

A47) 7

Q48) If a team at bridge wins a grand slam, how many tricks have they won?

A48) 13 tricks.

Q49) What are the odds of rolling a double 1, on two six sided dice; 1 in 36, 1 in 18, or 1 in 9?

A49) 1 in 36. (Equal to 35 to one)

Q50) In pre-decimal money how many farthings were in a penny?

A50) Four

ROUND SIX: – GENERAL IGNORANCE.

Q51) “No, No, No” was the debut single for which American girl band?

A51) Destiny’s Child.

Q52) Jack Ryan invented which toy?

A52) The Barbie Doll.

Q53) The Angel, in Venezuela, is the world’s highest what?

A53) Waterfall.

Q54) The Cavy is better known as which rodent?

A54) The Guinea Pig.

Q55) What was the 1st decimal coin to be released in the UK?

A55) The 50p piece.

Q56) Harriet Quimby was the 1st woman to fly over what?

A56) The English Channel.

Q57) Mother Theresa was noted for her work with the poor of which country?

A57) India.

Q58) What would a mural be painted on?

A58) A wall.

Q59) What’s Britain’s largest species of predatory fish?

A59) The pike.

Q60) A sudden rush of snow down the side of a mountain is known as what?

A60) An avalanche.

And yes, I know that last half will look familiar; – it’s the one I had to extract from what was King Harold 67, until I had to do some surgery, a while ago.

* I had to throw in “Wonderful Tonight”, after John from the ‘No Ideas’ mentioned that was about her, too. Remind me to modify Law Six to include pub quiz teams, as well …